David Royston Bailey (born 2 January 1938) is an English photographer and director, most widely known for his fashion photography and portraiture, and role in shaping the image of the

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. Bailey has also directed several television commercials and documentaries.

Early life

David Royston Bailey was born at

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, to Herbert Bailey, a tailor's cutter, and his wife Gladys, a machinist. From the age of three he lived in

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.Passed/Failed: An education in the life of David Bailey, photographer
", ''

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''. Bailey developed a love of natural history, and this led him into photography. As he had undiagnosed

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, he experienced problems at school. He attended a private school, ''Clark's College'' in

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, where he says they taught him less than the more basic council school. As well as dyslexia he also has the motor skill disorder dyspraxia (

developmental coordination disorder Developmental coordination disorder (DCD), also known as developmental motor coordination disorder, developmental dyspraxia, or simply dyspraxia (from Ancient Greek ''praxis'' 'activity'), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impai ...

). In one school year, he claims he only attended 33 times. He left school on his fifteenth birthday, to become a copy boy at the

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offices of the ''

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''. He raced through a series of dead end jobs, before his call up for

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in 1956, serving with the

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in Singapore in 1957. The appropriation of his trumpet forced him to consider other creative outlets, and he bought a

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camera. He was

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in August 1958, and determined to pursue a career in photography, he bought a

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rangefinder camera. Unable to obtain a place at the

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because of his school record, he became a second assistant to David Ollins, in Charlotte Mews. He earned £3 10s (£3.50) a week, and acted as studio dogsbody. He was delighted to be called to an interview with photographer John French.

Professional career

In 1959, Bailey became a photographic assistant at the John French studio, and in May 1960, he was a photographer for John Cole's Studio Five, before being contracted as a fashion photographer for British ''

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'' magazine later that year. He also undertook a large amount of freelance work.David Bailey: Godfather of Cool
, BBC. Along with Terence Donovan and Brian Duffy, Bailey captured and helped create the '

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' of the 1960s: a culture of fashion and celebrity chic. The three photographers socialised with actors, musicians and

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, and found themselves elevated to celebrity status. Together, they were the first real celebrity photographers, named by

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"the Black Trinity". In 1966 Bailey directed the short film ''

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''. The film ''

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'' (1966), directed by

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, depicts the life of a London fashion photographer who is played by

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, whose character was inspired by Bailey. The "Swinging London" scene was aptly reflected in his ''Box of Pin-Ups'' (1964): a box of poster-prints of 1960s celebrities including

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Jean Shrimpton Jean Rosemary Shrimpton (born 7 November 1942) is an English model and actress. She was an icon of Swinging London and is considered to be one of the world's first supermodels. She appeared on numerous magazine covers including '' Vogue,'' ''H ...

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Cecil Beaton Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (14 January 1904 – 18 January 1980) was a British fashion, portrait and war photographer, diarist, painter, and interior designer, as well as costume designer and set designer for stage and screen. His accolades ...

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and East End gangsters, the

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. The ''Box'' was an unusual and unique commercial release. It reflected the changing status of the photographer that one could sell a collection of prints in this way. Strong objection to the presence of the Krays by fellow photographer,

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, was the major reason no American edition of the "Box" was released, and that a second British edition was not issued. The record sale for a copy of 'Box of Pin-Ups' is reported as "north of £20,000". At ''Vogue'' Bailey was shooting covers within months, and, at the height of his productivity, he shot 800 pages of ''Vogue'' editorial in one year.

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, a former girlfriend, described him as "the king lion on the Savannah: incredibly attractive, with a dangerous vibe. He was the electricity, the brightest, most powerful, most talented, most energetic force at the magazine". American ''Vogue''s creative director

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, then a model herself, said "It was the Sixties, it was a raving time, and Bailey was unbelievably good-looking. He was everything that you wanted him to be – like the Beatles but accessible – and when he went on the market everyone went in. We were all killing ourselves to be his model, although he hooked up with

pretty quickly". Of model Jean Shrimpton, Bailey said: Bailey was hired in 1970 by

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to shoot publicity photos of

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for his upcoming album ''

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''. Stevens, who is now known as

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maintains that he disliked having his photo on the cover of his albums, as had previously been the case, although he allowed Bailey's photographs to be placed on the inner sleeve of the album. Bailey also photographed album sleeve art for musicians including

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and

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. Bailey directed and produced the TV documentaries ''Beaton'' (1971) on

, ''Visconti'' (1972) on

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, and ''Warhol'' (1973) on

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. In 1972, rock singer

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was photographed by Bailey for ''Vogue'' magazine, almost naked apart from a snake. Cooper used Bailey the following year to shoot for the group's chart topping ''

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'' album. The shoot included a baby wearing shocking eye makeup and, supposedly, one billion dollars in cash requiring the shoot to be under armed guard. In 1976, Bailey published ''

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'' together with David Litchfield. In 1985, Bailey was photographing stars at the

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concert at Wembley Stadium. As he recalled later: "The atmosphere on the day was great. At one point I got a tap on my shoulder and spun round. Suddenly there was a big tongue down my throat! It was

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." In 1992, Bailey directed the BBC drama ''Who Dealt?'' starring

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, story by Ring Lardner. In 1995 he directed and wrote the South Bank Film ''The Lady is a Tramp'' featuring his wife Catherine Bailey. In 1998 he directed a documentary with Ginger Television Production, ''Models Close Up'', commissioned by Channel 4 Television. In 2012, the BBC made a film of the story of his 1962 New York photoshoot with

, entitled '' We'll Take Manhattan'', starring

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as Bailey. In October 2013, Bailey took part in Art Wars at the

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curated by Ben Moore. The artist was issued with a stormtrooper helmet, which he transformed into a work of art. Proceeds went to the Missing Tom Fund set up by Ben Moore to find his brother Tom who has been missing for over ten years. The work was also shown on the Regents Park platform as part of

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Regents Park. In October 2020 Bailey's memoir ''Look Again'' in co-operation with author James Fox was published by Macmillan Books, a review on his life and work.

Fashion

Bailey began working with fashion brand Jaeger in the late 1950s when

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landed the role of designer. After working alongside other fashion photographers such as the late

, Bailey was officially commissioned by ''

'' in 1962. His first shoot in New York City was of young model

, who wore a range of Jaeger and Susan Small clothing, including a camel suit with a green blouse and a suede coat worn with kitten heels. The shoot was titled 'Young Idea Goes West'. After 53 years Bailey returned to Jaeger to shoot their AW15 campaign. As menswear subject; James Penfold modelled tailored tweed blazers and a camel coat. Also on the shoot was model, philanthropist and film director

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along with ''GQ'' magazine's most stylish male 2003, Martin Gardner.

Awards

* 2001:

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, as part of

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

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. * 2005: Centenary Medal and Honorary Fellowship (HonFRPS),

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. * 2016: Lifetime Achievement award, Infinity Awards,

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, New York.

Painting and sculpture

Bailey paints and sculpts. Some of his sculptures were shown in London in 2010, and paintings and mixed media works were shown in October 2011.

TV appearances

In the 1970s Bailey lost some equipment in a robbery and replaced it with the new

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equipment which was substantially smaller and lighter than contemporary competitors' equipment. He then appeared in advertising promoting the

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35 mm

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camera. He subsequently appeared in a series of UK TV commercials for the Olympus Trip camera.

Personal life

Bailey was married in 1960 to Rosemary Bramble. In 1965, he and actress Catherine Deneuve were married. They divorced in 1972. In 1975, Bailey married American fashion model and writer Marie Helvin. Following their divorce, he married model Catherine Dyer in 1986. Bailey's company is in London. His wife and their photographer son, Fenton Fox Bailey, are directors. The family maintains a home on Dartmoor, near Plymouth. Bailey was diagnosed with

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in 2018.

Books

* ''Box of Pin-Ups'', 1964 * ''Goodbye Baby & Amen'', 1969, 2017 * ''Warhol'', 1974 * ''Beady Minces'', 1974 * ''Papua New Guinea'', 1975 * ''Mixed Moments'', 1976 * ''Trouble and Strife'', 1980 * ''Mrs. David Bailey'', 1980 * ''Bailey NW1'', 1982 * ''Black & White Memories'', 1983 * ''Nudes 1981–1984'', 1984 * ''Imagine'', 1985 * ''If We Shadows'', 1992 * ''The Lady is a Tramp'', 1995 * ''Rock & Roll Heroes'', 1997 * ''Archive One'', 1999 (also titled ''The Birth of the Cool'' for USA) * ''Chasing Rainbows'', 2001 * ''Art of Violence'', Kate Kray & David Bailey, 2003 (also titled ''Diamond Geezers'') * ''Bailey/Rankin Down Under'', 2003 * ''Archive Two: Locations'', 2003 * ''Bailey's Democracy'', 2005 * ''Havana'', 2006 * ''NY JS DB 62'', 2007 * ''Pictures That Mark Can Do'', 2007 * ''Is That So Kid'', 2008 * ''David Bailey: 8 Minutes: Hirst & Bailey'', 2009 With

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* ''EYE'', 2009 * ''Flowers, Skulls, Contacts'', 2010 * ''British Heroes in Afghanistan'', 2010 * ''Bailey's East End'' (Steidl, 2014) 3 vols. * ''The David Bailey SUMO'', 2019 * ''Look Again'', 2020 * ''Eighties Bailey'', 2024

Exhibitions

* National Portrait Gallery 1971 * One Man Retrospective Victoria & Albert Museum 1983 * International Center of Photography (ICP) NY 1984 * Curator "Shots of Style" Victoria & Albert Museum 1985 * Pictures of Sudan for Band Aid at The Institute for Contemporary Arts (ICA) *1985 * Auction at Sotheby's for Live Aid Concert for Band Aid 1985 * Bailey Now! Royal Photographic Society in Bath 1989 * Numerous Exhibitions at Hamiltons Gallery, London. 1989 to now * Fahey Klein Gallery, Los Angeles 1990 * Camerawork Photogallerie, Berlin. 1997 * Carla Sozzani. Milan. 1997 * A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans. 1998 * Touring exhibition "Birth of the Cool" 1957–1969 & contemporary work * Barbican Art Gallery, London – 1999 * National Museum of Film, Photography & Television, Bradford. 1999–2000 * Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden. 2000 * City Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland 2000 * Modern Art Museum, The Dean Gallery, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh 2001 * Proud Gallery London Bailey /Rankin Down Under * Gagosian Gallery. Joint with Damien Hirst "14 Stations of the Cross" 2004 * Gagosian Gallery. Artists by David Bailey. 2004 * Democracy. Faggionato Fine Arts 2005 * Havana. Faggionato Fine Arts 2006 * Pop Art Gagosian London 2007 * Galeria Hilario Galguera Mexico 2007 * National Portrait Gallery – Beatles to Bowie 2009 * Bonhams, London. Pure Sixties Pure Bailey 2010 * Pangolin London. Sculpture + 2010 * The Stockdale Effect,

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, London 2010 * ''David Bailey's East End.'' Compressor House, London, 2012. * David Bailey's ''East End Faces'' London February/May 2013 * ''Bailey's Stardust'', National Portrait Gallery, London 2014 * ''Bailey's Stardust'', National Gallery, Edinburgh 2015 * ''David Bailey Stardust'', PAC – Padiglione di Arte Contemporanea, Milano (Italy) 2015

References

External links

* *
Liz Walker interviews David Bailey, September 1990

2000 interview (text and video)

2006 CNN interview (text and video)

David Bailey British Vogue Covers Archive
* Francis Hodgson,
David Bailey: Still troubling after all these years
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